I had never realised just how detailed this model actualy is. The internal ribs and frames I'm sure will end up looking very realistic when painted up. Thanks for taking the time to show us this Barry, it is a very interesting model.
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The Westland Lysander as a crop spraying agricultural aircraft in Canada
Imagine seeing one of these flying low over the crops ? well the subject has intrigued me for some years and a I decided to convert a standard Airfix Lizzy into one of these historic machines.
After WW2 surplus Canadian Lysander's could be purchased cheaply,most were sold off as scrap but six aircraft became crop sprayers with Westland Dusting services later selling them to Westland Spraying services at High River,Alberta.
The aircraft used the original fuel tanks for the pesticides and had special 45 gallon fuel tanks fitted just aft of the pilots seat,as you can see from the pictures this area including the aft fuselage fabric were metal clad.
The aircraft were in service from 1948 until as late as 1955 and known registrations are CF-DGI,CF-DRL,CF-FOA,CF-GFI note the application of the 'X' in the photograph.
The colours turned out to be yellow as thought,the scheme looks very good on the Lysander duster as flown in 1948 to 1950 from Alberta.
Note the fixed inboard leading edge slats,blanked off rear cockpit where the new fuel tank was fitted,the conventional fuel tanks were pressed into service for the pyrethan chemicals,the 'X' experimental category registration was probably because of the extensive modifications as a sprayer/duster,the normally fabric area aft of the fuselage has been replaced with metal panels which look as though they have Dzus fasteners for easy removal,this makes good sense as the pyrethan was highly corrosive and can run down the longerons and needed constant attention with a water blast after spraying operations.
The depletion of the outer leading slats is interesting,perhaps they were just not required for the low down operations that dusting and spraying demands ? there is very little on these aircraft and I would like to know more about the modifications to the airframe,one thing is for sure and that is the old Lizzie would have proved a robust and practical machine for this type of work,8 years of hard service is quite a lot for any agricultural aircraft.
For the conversion a standard Airfix Lysander kit was taken from the stash and turned into something re-creating a bit of history,it makes into an attractive and different subject and will join my other Lysander's and variants.
Basically the aft fuselage is smoothed off and a thin piece of plastikard in added on the sides to represent the metal cladding over the fabric areas that acted as inspection panels and making the fuselage capable of being easily hosed down during spraying operations,the rear cockpit is smoothed down as this too serves another purpose,that of the actual 45 gallon fuel tank in lieu of the real tank used as the hopper,the upper frame lines are retained and just painted over as per the real aircraft when used for spraying.
The fixed inboard slats are made from sprue filed on the rear and tiny supports made from plastic glued into place at the edges,the outboard slats were immobilised as they were no longer required for this task,the modifications required the experimental 'X' category makings but it is not known if these were retained after the initial test flying ?
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Spitfire schemes 1941 to 1942
SOME SPITFIRE SCHEMES 1941-1942.
Spitfire of American Eagle squadron based in the UK 1941-42.
Spitfire in British day fighter colourscheme 1942.
In the Autumn of 1941 the dark green and dark earth camouflage colours were abandoned on all day fighters operating in Great Britain in favour of dark green and dark sea grey or sea grey medium,The colour on the undersides was also changed and from that time onwards fighters were painted in sea grey medium which was a pale grey colour.A completely new marking introduced in September,1941 was a yellow stripe 6 inches wide along the leading edge of the wings,this commenced half way along the span and finished at the tips.
SPITFIRE
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Building a scratch built Vickers ES1 Bullet
I first built this model some 58 ears ago ! so time to do a retake with modern adhesives and decent tools at my disposal,the Vickers ES1 was designed by Frank Barnwell,only a prototype of the ES1 was built,a few versions shown here saw their way to Belgium,the aircraft proved unpopular for its nasty behaviour of having small fires in the nose cowl where petrol collected.
Despite this it was certainly a very advanced machine for its day with its circular fuselage,there is also a passing resemblence to the Spad series if you look carefully.
All balsa wood with fittings made from scrap,propeeler was carved from a cigar box wood which must have been as old as the original design.
Plan comes from a 1930 issue of 'Air Stories' pulp magazine,super plans for their day draughted by the late James Hay Stevens.
Wonwinglo.
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Miles Gemini control line vintage model
This model has been on my mind for years when I purchased the plan a 1950's 'Model Aircraft' magazine drawing,it is a really super subject and the model went together well despite the age of that plan as it had faded a bit due to the dieline printing technique which is fugitive and you end up pencilling in the outlines to save the drawing itself.
I started by making up a set of parts like a kit,these took me several days to cut out working four hours a day in between drinking numerous cups of my favourite red bush tea !
Here you can see the progress so far having achieved the sheeting stage,all I need now are two vintage Elfin diesels or similar to bolt into place and fly her,this is the first control line model that I have built in 40 yearsand making that paxolin bellcrank brought back many memories,this is low tech modelling but what fun I have had in creating it,it has taken me back to my youth when I handled my very first model engine an ED Comp Special and a Keil Kraft Phantom control line trainer.
Wonwinglo
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The Thurston Tawney Owl restoration project
This is my one to one project,it is quite unique and is the one and only Thurston Tawney Owl G-APWU,I started with four boxes of parts that had been stored all over the UK from a garage loft to a bus garage with diesel oil spewing over them all day long,when I got the wings they were black,you could not even see the registration letters on them ! it took me several sessions armed with soap filled pads to scrub off the dirt and reveal the corrosion on the alloy clad wings,there were no booms,only one rudder with no fins and biggest job of all was the missing fuselage which despite a countrywide search could not be located,I had all of the innerds for the fuselage and thankfully the undercarriage legs,so with chalk I designed a new fuselage on the floor of the old airfield fire station which is my cherished workshop,about two thousand hours later I had built the fuselage,to me it was just one huge model and instead of pins I used long screws to hold parts into place,the engine cowlings were a real challenge and one day the funny sight of me tacking together the cowls with a rivet gun and the parts slowly encircling my body like some ancient armour ! through the kindness of many people I have received all sorts of materials to restore this unique aeroplane,I do need some basic aircraft instruments to fit into the cockpit ie altimeter,airspeed indicator,rev counter etc this is a basic machine with no high tech frills,it was one of the last private venture aeroplanes built in the UK and for that reason alone was worth saving,it is now some 50 years old and at long last has found a loving home,when it is completed and only then it will go on display inside into an air museum and I will start another one,I have rebuilt many aeroplanes but this is certainly the most unusual subject and I am very proud of it being the largest model in my collection.
Seated in the cockpit is my trusty helper and assistant Ant.
Wonwinglo
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Miles M.12 Mohawk Virtual Tour | Miles M.12 Mohawk at the RAF Museum in Hendon | Photography by Eye Revolution - The Virtual Tour Company | eyerevolutionComment
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Synthesis India - Coil Winding Machines, Automatic Winding Machines comprises of various Automatic Winding Machines that are specifically designed to cater to the winding needs of various Sectors like auto component, Electrical and Electronics, white goods, etc.
Coil Winding Machines, Automatic Winding Machines - India
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Cannot believe it has been 8 years since I last wrote in my blog,so here is my first entry for 2019 !
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